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Ranieri challenges Mahrez to learn from Ronaldo and Messi

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has called on Riyad Mahrez to take inspiration from star duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in a bid to rediscover his best form.

Mahrez - PFA Player of the Year and African Footballer of the Year in 2015-16 - has struggled to reach the lofty heights of last season after helping Leicester stun the world by winning the Premier League title.

The Algeria international has been a shadow of himself as Leicester flirt with relegation, relegated to the bench for the club's Boxing Day defeat to Everton.

In a challenge to motivate Mahrez ahead of Saturday's clash against West Ham, Ranieri said: "Ronaldo and Messi won the Golden Ball and they want to win again and win again.